Wahlgren Surname
Approximately 3,635 people bear this surname
Wahlgren Surname Definition:
(Swedish) Field branch.
Wahlgren Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2,259 | 1:4,359 | 414 |
| United States | 1,070 | 1:338,747 | 30,543 |
| Norway | 75 | 1:68,564 | 9,650 |
| Denmark | 67 | 1:84,249 | 8,149 |
| Finland | 66 | 1:83,283 | 8,933 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
The alternate forms: Wahlgrén (3) are calculated separately.
Wahlgren Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Swedish) Field branch.
Wahlgren Demographics
Average Wahlgren Salary in
United States
$46,879 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wahlgren Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahlgren Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wahlgren is found most frequently in Sweden. It can appear as a variant: Wahlgrén. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahlgren? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wahlgren is the 125,271st most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,004,827 people. The surname Wahlgren is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Wahlgren reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 2,259 people, or 1 in 4,359. In Sweden Wahlgren is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 27 percent are found, Skåne County, where 23 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent are found. Other than Sweden this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.
Wahlgren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wahlgren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wahlgren surname expanded 2,972 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wahlgren Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wahlgren last name are 6.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.38% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wahlgren earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.78% less than the national average, earning 308,776 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.97% less than the national average, earning R 92,760 per year; in United States they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $46,879 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $49,265 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahlgrén | 96 | 3 | / |
| Wahlgreen | 94 | 80 | / |
| Walgren | 93 | 912 | / |
| Wallgren | 88 | 3,367 | / |
| Vahlgren | 88 | 414 | / |
| Walgreen | 88 | 192 | / |
| Bahlgren | 88 | 6 | / |
| Wahlgrem | 88 | 1 | / |
| Whalgren | 88 | 1 | / |
| Waulgren | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wahlgrin | 88 | 0 | / |
| Walghren | 88 | 0 | / |
| Vahlgreen | 82 | 16 | / |
| Wallgreen | 82 | 3 | / |
| Bahlgreen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Waulgreen | 82 | 0 | / |
| Walingren | 82 | 0 | / |
| Whalgreen | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wholgreen | 82 | 0 | / |
| Valgren | 80 | 91 | / |
| Walgrin | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wolgren | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wallengren | 78 | 251 | / |
| Vallgren | 75 | 721 | / |
| Valgreen | 75 | 84 | / |
| Hvalgren | 75 | 58 | / |
| Wallgrün | 75 | 12 | / |
| Wollgren | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wallgrén | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vahlgrén | 75 | 1 | / |
| Balgreen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ballgreen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bolgren | 67 | 62 | / |
| Volgren | 67 | 33 | / |
| Valgrin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bolgreen | 63 | 3 | / |
| Bollgren | 63 | 2 | / |
| Boulgren | 63 | 1 | / |
| Valgrind | 63 | 1 | / |
| Whalgrim | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vallgrin | 63 | 0 | / |
| Bolgrin | 53 | 79 | / |
| Bolgrihn | 50 | 30 | / |
| Bollgrün | 50 | 14 | / |
| Bollgrin | 50 | 5 | / |
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